Sekirov Dictionary

prodromous

adjective 3
noun 1

adjective3

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precursory.
- Prodromous Clouds whose edges are fringed with Gold, comfort us with the hopes of an approaching greater Light, which when the Sun is up, do but darken the Horizon. — 1678
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Pertaining to signs or symptoms that precede the onset of a disease.
- Where the second eye was quite free from prodromous symptoms, Graefe has seen it frequently affected shortly after operation on the first, somewhere about 10 per cent. — 1865
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Prophylactic.
- Whichever view is taken, it is equally antagonistic to the rule of prodromous catheterism in forceps-delivery. — 1881

noun1

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A sign of something to come; a harbinger.
- The prodromous had rung for Oliver and was giving him a most pleasant message, as well as a promise. — 2013

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